The interactive story game genre hasn’t had many wins in recent years. Not when you compare new titles like The Quarry and Life is Strange versus classics like Detroit: Become Human, Heavy Rain, Max Payne 1, and Half-Life.
Heavy Rain, which essentially kick-started a whole genre back in 2010, was universally praised for its unique concept. Isn’t it time for Heavy Rain 2?While it stumbled in its early years, Sony’s PlayStation 3 ended its lifespan with some absolutely impressive exclusives in its library.
When it comes to visionary game developers, people usually think of two names: Hideo Kojima and David Cage. Along with his company, Quantic Dream, Cage has worked on some of the most narratively immersive games we’ve ever seen.One such game is 2010’s Heavy Rain.
This interactive drama adventure was equal parts video game and film, and it let players play games in a way that wasn’t really seen before.
The lack of game over screens and branching narrative spearheaded a new era of interactive drama games at Sony, with other titles like The Walking Dead and Life is Strange being the clearest examples of this trend.However, the success of Heavy Rain wasn’t enough to earn the game a proper sequel, with the closest thing to it being 2013’s Beyond: Two Souls.